Eight Maoists held in Bihar

Sheohar: Eight Maoists, including a woman,
were arested from Bashathpur village in Bihar`s Naxal-hit
Sheohar district, a senior police official said on Monday.

Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force of Bihar
police from Sheohar and Motihari raided the village where the
maoists had assembled last night and arrested them,
Sub-Divisional Police Officer SM Vakil Ahmed said.

Those arrested were allegedly involved in several
operations carried out by the Maoists in Sheohar and East
Champaran districts, Ahmed added.